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ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Ghana Armed Forces Engineers have cleared 170 kilometres of the 176-kilometre corridor earmarked for the proposed Accra–Kumasi Expressway, leaving just six kilometres to complete the exercise. The development marks significant progress in preparations for the major road project, with the military engineering team expected to clear the remaining stretch as it […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Supreme Court nominee, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has urged suspects who are detained by the police beyond the constitutional 48-hour limit to seek redress in court. He noted that, the courts have the power to protect the rights of suspects and hold authorities accountable when those rights are violated. He made the comments […]

ELS: MBN360 Renowned economist Kwame Pianim has urged young Ghanaians, particularly women and men, to remain in the country and contribute to its economic development rather than migrating to other countries in search of opportunities. Kwame Pianim said Ghana must create jobs and invest in productive sectors to prevent the growing youth population from becoming […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS African governments have committed roughly $150 million in public capital to the African Union’s Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy, a programme whose implementation the strategy itself prices at between $250 billion and $500 billion. Technology Policy Analyst at the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, John Sitsofe Mensah, put that gap before participants […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng has named five persons of interest in the Ghanaian dimension of the bribery case involving former Goldman Sachs banker and Tema Oil Refinery Managing Director, Asante Kwaku Berko. The persons identified by the Special Prosecutor are former Power Minister, Kwabena Donkor; Francis Walkson Kwasi Dzafa, a former Technical […]

ELS: MBN360 AFRICA NEWS Africa cannot competitively refine copper, process lithium, produce aluminium, manufacture battery materials or develop green steel if electricity remains unreliable or prohibitively expensive, the Interim Director-General of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) of the African Union, Ms Claudine Sigam, has warned. Ms Sigam made the remarks at the 2026 Future […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Ghana’s online passport application platform is operational again following the resolution of technical problems that disrupted access to the service. In a public notice issued on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Ministry said its technical team, working with the National Signals Bureau, had restored […]

ELS; MBN360 REGIONAL The Paramount Chief of the Tolon Traditional Area, Major (Rtd) Sulemana Abubakari, has died days after the death of the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa Abubakari Mahama II. The death of the Tolon Naa adds to the mourning in Dagbon following the passing of the Yaa Naa, whose death has brought the […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, says less than 20 kilometres of clearing work remains before the Accra-Kumasi Expressway project reaches Kumasi. He said the project has made significant progress, with only a short stretch left before the expressway links up with the Kumasi Orbiter, also known as the […]